Nino Salukvadze (Georgian:ნინო სალუქვაძე; born 1 February 1969, inTbilisi) is aGeorgiansport shooter. She is a ten-time Olympian, the record for appearances by a female athlete and tying Canadian showjumperIan Millar for the most for any athlete. Salukvadze has won medals on three occasions, while competing on three different Olympic teams – for the Soviet Union in 1988, then the Unified Team at Barcelona in 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and lastly for Georgia beginning in 1996.[1]
At age 19 and competing for theSoviet Union at the1988 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the women's 25-metre sporting pistol competition and silver in the women's 10-metre air pistol competition. At the2008 Summer Olympics, competing forGeorgia, she added to her tally with a bronze medal, also in the 10-metreair pistol event.
Competing in the1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, Nino set the world record and won a gold medal in the 25-meter pistol for theSoviet Union. She also won the silver medal in the 10-meter air pistol.
Georgia and Russia wereat war when Salukvadze competed in thewomen's 10-metre air pistol competition of the2008 Summer Olympics with Russian shooterNatalia Paderina. After Salukvadze won the bronze and Paderina the silver, they shared a podium, hugged and shook hands, which was seen a peaceful gesture.[2][1]
At the2016 Summer Olympics, Nino and her sonTsotne Machavariani were the first mother-son duo to compete in the same Olympics, representing Georgia in the pistol events.[1]
At age 52, Nino competed in her ninth Olympic Games at the2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first female athlete in history to do so.[3] And ahead of her record-breaking appearance, Salukvadze was given the honor of being one of Georgia's flag bearers for the2020 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, for the second time.[4]
Nino competed in her tenth Olympic Games at age 55, at theshooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics, becoming the first female athlete in history to do so; she competed in the women’s 10m air pistol and 25m pistol events.[1] She was also one of Georgia's flag bearers, for the third time, at the2024 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.
| Olympic results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 25 meter pistol | 10 meter air pistol | ||
| 1988 Seoul |  1st(591+99) |  2nd(390+97.9) | ||
| 1992 Barcelona | 5th(583+93) | 10th(380) | ||
| 1996 Atlanta | 7th(586+91.6) | 5th(385+99.0) | ||
| 2000 Sydney | 11th(579) | 25th(376) | ||
| 2004 Athens | 8th(580+98.3) | 10th(382) | ||
| 2008 Beijing | 16th(580) |  3rd(386+101.4) | ||
| 2012 London | 15th(581) | 33rd(376) | ||
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 6th(584+14) | 34th(377) | ||
| 2020 Tokyo | 25th(578) | 31st(567) | ||
| 2024 Paris | 40th(563) | 38th(562) | ||
| Current world records held in25 metre pistol | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Women | Individual | 593 |  Nino Salukvadze (URS) Manu Bhaker (IND) | July 13, 1989 August 22, 2018 | Zagreb(YUG) Jakarta(INA) | edit | ||
Highlights[5]
RankEventYearLocationResult
125m Pistol1988Seoul, KOR690
210m Air Pistol1988Seoul, KOR487.9
310m Air Pistol2008Beijing, CHN487.4
510m Air Pistol1996Atlanta, GA, USA484.0
525m Pistol1992Barcelona, ESP676
625m Pistol2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA14
725m Pistol1996Atlanta, GA, USA677.6
825m Pistol2004Athens, GRE678.3
1010m Air Pistol2004Athens, GRE382
1010m Air Pistol1992Barcelona, ESP380
1125m Pistol2000Sydney, NSW, AUS579
1525m Pistol2012London, GBR581
1625m Pistol2008Beijing, CHN580
2525m Pistol2020Tokyo, JPN578
2510m Air Pistol2000Sydney, NSW, AUS376
3110m Air Pistol2020Tokyo, JPN567
3310m Air Pistol2012London, GBR376
3410m Air Pistol2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA377
110m Air Pistol Team1991Stavanger, NOR
110m Air Pistol Team1990Moscow, URS
125m Pistol Team1990Moscow, URS
110m Air Pistol1989Sarajevo, YUG487.5
110m Air Pistol Team1987Budapest, HUN
125m Pistol Team1986Suhl, GDR
210m Air Pistol2002Lahti, FIN484.9
210m Air Pistol Team1989Sarajevo, YUG
325m Pistol1986Suhl, GDR686.0
425m Pistol1998Barcelona, ESP682.9
5Mixed 50m Pistol - Team (Mixed)2022Cairo, EGY9
810m Air Pistol2006Zagreb, CRO480.3
1025m Pistol2006Zagreb, CRO579
1250m Pistol2022Cairo, EGY510
12Women's 25m Standard Pistol2022Cairo, EGY558
1325m Pistol2002Lahti, FIN578
14Mixed 25m Standard Pistol - Team (Mixed)2022Cairo, EGY543
1510m Air Pistol Team2018Changwon, KOR764
2725m Pistol2014Granada, ESP576
3110m Air Pistol2022Cairo, EGY573
3225m Pistol2022Cairo, EGY578
3810m Air Pistol2014Granada, ESP377
4010m Air Pistol Team2022Cairo, EGY567
4710m Air Pistol2010Munich, GER378
5025m Pistol2018Changwon, KOR574
5425m Pistol2010Munich, GER574
6410m Air Pistol2018Changwon, KOR563
210m Air Pistol2009Prague, CZE484.4
210m Air Pistol2008Winterthur, SUI485.8
210m Air Pistol2005Tallinn, EST485.3
325m Pistol2003Plzen, CZE678.3
310m Air Pistol2001Pontevedra, ESP484.6
425m Pistol2015Maribor, SLO5
425m Pistol2005Belgrade, SCG783.4
410m Air Pistol2002Thessaloniki, GRE480.8
410m Air Pistol2000Munich, GER480.9
510m Air Pistol2013Odense, DEN136.1
525m Pistol2001Zagreb, CRO678.2
6Mixed 50m Pistol - Team (Mixed)2019Bologna, ITA169
625m Pistol2009Osijek, CRO781.4
710m Air Pistol2021Osijek, CRO135.6
825m Pistol2007Granada, ESP775.7
810m Air Pistol2003Gothenburg, SWE478.3
925m Pistol2011Belgrade, SRB579
1010m Air Pistol2007Deauville, FRA381
1125m Pistol2017Baku, AZE579
1210m Air Pistol2015Arnhem, NED380
1325m Pistol2013Osijek, CRO578
14Mixed 25m Standard Pistol - Team (Mixed)2019Bologna, ITA547
1610m Air Pistol2006Moscow, RUS381.0
1710m Air Pistol2016Gyor, HUN378
1810m Air Pistol2010Meraker, NOR378
1910m Air Pistol2012Vierumaki, FIN380
2110m Air Pistol2011Brescia, ITA379
2110m Air Pistol2004Gyor, HUN377.0
2225m Pistol2019Bologna, ITA577
2425m Pistol2022Wroclaw, POL575
2550m Pistol2022Wroclaw, POL520
2510m Air Pistol2014Moscow, RUS377
2625m Pistol2021Osijek, CRO577
2925m Standard Pistol2022Wroclaw, POL555
3010m Air Pistol2020Wroclaw, POL568
3010m Air Pistol2018Gyor, HUN563
3110m Air Pistol Team2019Osijek, CRO750
3510m Air Pistol2019Osijek, CRO559
3750m Pistol2021Osijek, CRO521
3810m Air Pistol Team2018Gyor, HUN748
4110m Air Pistol Team2020Wroclaw, POL552
4325m Standard Pistol2021Osijek, CRO541
5410m Air Pistol2017Maribor, SLO367
DNS10m Air Pistol Team2021Osijek, CRODNS
3Mixed 50m Pistol - Team (Mixed)2019Minsk, BLR87.7
510m Air Pistol Team2019Minsk, BLR377
1410m Air Pistol Team2015Baku, AZE470
1610m Air Pistol2015Baku, AZE379
2025m Pistol2015Baku, AZE573
2525m Pistol2019Minsk, BLR569
2610m Air Pistol2019Minsk, BLR562
| Olympic Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Flagbearer for GeorgiaLondon 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Flagbearer for Georgia (withLasha Talakhadze) Tokyo 2020,Paris 2024 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
